Tuesday, February 12, 2008

BOOK SUGGESTIONS

I asked my 8th grade students to give me a list of book suggestions to post here. With their help, I'm planning to include a new list once a month. Here are the February suggestions in no particular order.

BOOTCAMP by Todd StrasserTTFN by Lauren MyracleNOTES FROM THE MIDNIGHT DRIVER by Jordan SonnenblickERAGON and ELDEST by Christopher PaoliniA SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS by Lemony SnicketTWILIGHT by Stephenie MeyerPERFECT by Natasha FriendTHE CAR by Gary Paulsen

Readingjunky is currently enjoying -

THE DEAD INSIDE by Cyndy Etler

Welcome to Readingjunky's Reading Roost

Hello fellow readers! I am starting my 40th year of teaching. I truly enjoy connecting my students with great books.

For anyone not familiar with my posts, I review mostly YA fiction. My focus is on books for middle grades and high school age readers. I have reserved the right to review only books I feel I can review positively. After all, I believe life is too darn short to read books that don't truly interest me.

Readers will be able to view a brief summary of each book, my quick thoughts on any unique qualities in the book, and a peek at the cover. (I confess - I do sometimes "judge a book by its cover.") I will also post information about Accelerated Reader points since my students will be interested in this information.

I appreciate any comments you would like to share regarding the books reviewed and also suggestions about additional books that readers might enjoy. Always on the lookout for new material to use in my classroom, I'm open to any and all suggestions.

I look forward to sharing many reading related thoughts with interested readers.